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From: v116kznd@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (David M Archer)
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Subject: Re: Make Sprint Put it in Writing!
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In article <11386@accuvax.nwu.edu>, john@bovine.ati.com (John Higdon)
writes:

>Are you SURE Pac*Bell does the billing for Sprint? I have received a
>bill directly from Sprint since my account was absorbed from US
>Telecom, previous to which time I received a bill directly from THEM.
>The only Sprint calls I am aware of that are billed by Pac*Bell are
>those made by customers who don't have a Sprint account.

I've heard that the way Sprint works is that if you are a frequent
user, Sprint will bill you directly, but if you're an infrequent user,
they will bill you through your local phone company.

When I had a new line installed, I requested Sprint as my long
distance company.  About a year and a few months later, when I
actually got Sprint as my long distance company, I was calling long
distance a bit more than I normally do.  I was getting my bill
directly from Sprint.  Then after a few months, my long distance
calling went back down to it's normal level of maybe 1 or 2 calls
every couple months.  I'm now getting my Sprint bill in with the
regular phone bill.

So, at least, my experience agrees with what I've heard.  I'm sure
that if I was really interested in knowing, I could call up Sprint and
ask them.  I don't like the phone company acting as a bill collector
myself, but Sprint hasn't tried to rip me off yet, so I am not
terribly concerned, yet.